| Unleash Prosperity Hotline Issue #2 Written by Stephen Moore 1. Poll: Americans worry more about economy and finances than getting Coronavirus. Coronavirus has devastated many American families and people are naturally concerned about protecting themselves and their loved ones. But a new poll taken for our friends at FreedomWorks by pollster Scott Rasmussen shows that when it comes to day-to-day concerns, voters are far more worried about loss of income and having enough supplies. |
 The poll of 1,200 registered voters was taken between April 2 and 5 and had a sampling error of +/- 2.8%. It found:“Among registered voters surveyed, 30% ranked ‘loss of income’ and 27% ranked ‘finding needed supplies’ as their top concerns about coronavirus in their daily lives, compared to just 4% choosing ‘loss of health’ as their top concern.“Most (57%) have felt the biggest impact from the economic shutdown — either by loss of income or inability to find supplies. A huge number (23%) are impacted mostly by the social isolation.”Rasmussen said the public is broadly supportive of the tactics being used to combat the virus. “However these numbers highlight the fact that it is coming at a heavy cost,” Rasmussen said. “These other costs cannot be indefinitely ignored by policymakers. They can be deferred, but sooner or later will need to be addressed..… Finding the right balance will be a real challenge for leaders.”https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/coronavirus/poll-during-coronavirus-us-far-more-worried-about-personal-finances 2. CTUP warns Trump: Stick to May 1 opening of economy or we may head toward a Great Depression! “At some point soon, we’re going to have to make some real decisions about what kind of a calamity we are causing through the lock-down of our economy. I’m not saying we should be inattentive to the public health concern…But at some point, we have to worry about what we’re doing to our society, and what kind of economy we’re going to have after this is all over,” Moore, who has advised President Trump on the economy, told host John Catsimatidis on his AM-970 radio show “The Cats Roundtable” in an interview that aired Sunday.https://nypost.com/2020/04/05/stephen-moore-warns-us-could-be-headed-toward-a-great-depression/amp/ 3. What we can learn from Europe. Austria and Denmark getting ready to reopen Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced the country could expect some sort of “resurrection after Easter,” with “non-essential shops allowed to open” with a mandate that face masks be worn in public. All stores, malls, and hairdressers are set to follow May 1 and restaurants by mid-May. https://www.politico.eu/article/austria-seeks-to-be-first-eu-country-to-lift-lockdown-measuress-after-easter/Denmark announced a similar timetable, with kindergartens and daycares opening April 15, and restaurants, bars, and movie theaters set to follow May 10. https://twitter.com/eu_journalist/status/1247225846668107777Perhaps Denmark has been convinced that Sweden was on the right track all along? More on that from John Fund here:https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/04/coronavirus-response-sweden-avoids-isolation-economic-ruin/ 4. A Crisis is a terrible thing to waste Spain adopts the Bernie Sanders agenda to combat Corona. Is America next?“The Spanish government is working to roll out a universal basic income (a government check for everyone) as soon as possible, as part of a battery of actions aimed at countering the impact of the coronavirus pandemic,” Bloomberg News reports.The government’s broader ambition is that basic income becomes an instrument “that stays forever, that becomes a structural instrument, a permanent instrument.”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-05/spanish-government-aims-to-roll-out-basic-income-soon 5. Anti-hero of the Day: Andrew Cuomo Governor Andrew Cuomo ran through a lot of optimistic stats at yesterday’s briefing, showing hospitalizations and deaths running far below modeled projections. But he is nonetheless raising the fine for violating the state’s social distancing protocols from $500 to $1,000. He’s getting fed up with teenagers playing sports in the park. https://nypost.com/2020/04/06/andrew-cuomo-raises-fine-for-not-social-distancing-to-1000/ 6. A good time for social distancing!A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York has tested positive for the coronavirus. |
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| The 4-year-old female Malaysian tiger, Nadia, had developed a dry cough and was tested “out of an abundance of caution.”https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/05/tiger-at-the-bronx-zoo-tests-positive-for-the-coronavirus.html |
